Spoon-bait.



No. 648,360. Patented Apr. 24, I900.

E. F. PFLUEGER.

SPOON BAIT.

(Application filed July 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

I WITNESSES agvsuToR- Q ATTORNEY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, OEAKRON, OHIO.

SPOON-BAIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,360, dated April24, 1900. Application filed July 22, 1899. Elerlal No. 724,857. CNomodel.)

1 To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and'State of Ohio, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Spoon-Baits; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains .to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawdetail. l

and useful improvements in devices for attaching trolling-spoons orother bait to a bait-. carrying device, and is applicable to various.

This invention has relation to certain new devices of the kind whereinspinners are attached to a wire, gimp, gut, or similar carrying device.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment device ofthis'character which is" simple and inexpensive in construction,which isstrong and eflicient in operation, and which permits the spoon orspinner to revolve freely on its carrying device. I V

With this object in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates abait-carrying rod, to one end of which I have shown bait B attached andto the opposite end portion of which is connected a line C.

D designates a spoon, and E is the improved U-shaped piece or yoke E andprevents them from bending or collapsing whilein use, and thusinterfering with the free movement of the spoon. It also enables theyoke to be made of Very light and slender material.

The sleeve or bead F may be made of colored glass or if made of metalmay be highly polished and will thus add considerably in attraction andeffect as it moves backward and forward along the rod A, carried by thespoon. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a device of the character described, the combination with theU-shaped lug of light slender metal, and having the fiat parallelperforated end portions slidingly and revolubly engaging a bait-carryingrod, ofa perforated sleeve or bead, having the flat parallel upper andlower surfaces andrevolubly fitting upon the rod closely between saidend portions'of the lug, and separate therefrom,substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST ,F. PFLUEGER.

'Witnesses:

T. W. WAKEMoRE,

H. D. HOSKIN.

